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CVE-2017-16213

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16213 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in mfrserver, a simple file server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files on the server's filesystem by manipulating URLs with "../" sequences. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full disclosure of sensitive information. While no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion has been observed, the risk of data exposure remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mfrserver_project:mfrserver:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-p2r2-h92r-w2mghigh

Directory Traversal in mfrserver

Sep 1, 2020

References

github.com / JacksonGL/NPM-Vuln-PoC/blob/master/directory-traversal/mfrserver
ExploitThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/421
Third Party Advisory